Plant-marking stake



April 30, 1929. M. DRESCHER 66 PLANT MARKING STAKE Filed Sept. 14, 1927 Patented Apr. 30, 1929. 7

MARTIN DRESCHER, 0F NORWOOD, OHIO.

PLANT-MARKING STAKE.

Application filed September 14, 1927. Serial No. 219,543.

This invention relates to markers for identitying plants, etc., and is particularly d rected to a post or stake'typc in which a label or tag is provided separable from the post.

It is an object of this invention to provide a postor stake adapted to display and mount tags in and from which the tags are easily and quickly inserted or removed.

Another object is to provide a stake structure for mounting and displaying marking tags in which the tag is positively locked and set into the stake upper end so as to be securely held against accidental displacement.

Still another object'is to provide a tag, easily insertable in this type of marking stake, which weather root and at the some time beiulable xvi thout injury to the tag or printing thereon.

Another object is to provide a mounting for a tag in this type of stake, which displays both sides of the tag for increased writing space on the tag. 7

l urther objects and advantages will be more fully set Forth in the do. iption of the accompanyirig drawings forming a part of this specification, in which:

Figure l a front view of the improved uiarldng stake.

Figure a sectional view taken. on line :2, l igurc 1, showing the t-agrcceiving portion oi the stake and the tag in section.

lligure 3 is a face view of one of the tags or labels.

l igure t a side elevation of the tag shown in l igure 3.

heterring to the drawings, the stake eoinprises a straight post or standard 1 formed oi. straight bar metal and a tag receiving plate 2 riveted to the upper end of the standard 1. The lower end oi the standard 1 is pointed as at 8 so as to be easily driven into the ground. The tag receiving plate is slightly wider than the standard and has a pair of cross slots i and 5 cut therein. These slots are of the proper dimension to receive a tag 6. The tag (3 formed o'l thin sheet zine for flexibility and durability, comprises a st "eight face 7 for the Written lllttl l'fll and, an offset shank portion 8,

the offset portion 8 serving for attarhing purposes hereinafter described. i i

The offset shank portion 8 is inserted plate 2 is offset as at 10 at the pointof the slot 4: so that the straight upper portion of the tag is freely passed straight through the slot at withoutbeing bent at this point.

In order to insert the upperend of the tag so in the upper slot, the user bows the body of the tag from the point of ofiset to the upper end of thetag and inserts the upper end ofthe tag in the upper slot. l lattening out of the tag at this time pushes the upper tag end through the slot, and the body fiattensout on the tag receiving portion. That area of the tag receiving portion directly behind the tag body is completely cut away as at ll up to Within a slight distanceot' the respective slots lyand This cut away portion is of the same Width as the slots. By the provision otthis large opening through the tag receiving por tion, the user able to push against; theback v of the tag for removing the tag by bowing the tag in the same manner in which it 1s bowed i for insertion in the stake. The opening also permits the rear side of the tag to be visible :itor d splaying any additional wrltiug which i may be put thereon-due to lack of spaceon the so frontside of the ta V p Having described my invention I claim A marker for the purpose described, conn' pPlSlng a standard, and a tag, the upper end of said standard having a pair of cross slots formed therein, said tag bendable for insertion of its ends in said slots and having-an oflset intermediate itsends adapted to engage through one of said slots for preventing accidental longitudinal displacement of the tag. the standard ofl'set at the point of the other slot for flat tag insertion through the slot. In witness whereof, Ihereunto subscribef lily 11211119.

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